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Every decision we've filed under Criminal.
The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit dismissed a Second Amendment challenge because the plaintiff lacked standing while a protective order barred firearm possession. The court also affirmed the dismissal of a damages claim against a police chief based on qualified immunity.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed a federal drug trafficking sentence after finding no procedural error in the district court's application of a role enhancement. The court held that evidence supported the finding that the defendant supervised a co-conspirator, satisfying the requirements for a three-level increase under the sentencing guidelines.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the conviction and sentence of Toochukwu Michael Okorie for conspiracy to commit money laundering. The court rejected Okorie's challenges regarding venue, evidence of prior convictions, jury instructions, and the reasonableness of his sentence.
The Eleventh Circuit granted appointed counsel's motion to withdraw from representing Kenney Lee Watson on appeal. The court affirmed Watson's conviction and sentence after an independent review found no arguable issues of merit.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed a defendant's sentence under the Armed Career Criminal Act following a remand from the Supreme Court. The court held that the defendant failed to meet his burden of proving that a jury would have found fewer than three qualifying prior convictions.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the conviction and sentence of a defendant convicted of possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. The court rejected the defendant's Second Amendment challenge and found no abuse of discretion in the sentencing decision.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the revocation of a defendant's supervised release term. The court rejected the argument that the consecutive sentence was substantively unreasonable.
The Seventh Circuit affirmed the conviction of a defendant charged with sex trafficking and conspiracy. The court held that the search warrant was supported by probable cause and that the district court properly admitted expert testimony on trafficking dynamics.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a whistleblower's complaint challenging the Attorney General's determination that her declaration was invalid. The court held that the Financial Institutions Anti-Fraud Enforcement Act of nineteen ninety explicitly bars judicial review of the Attorney General's actions regarding whistleblower declarations.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed a life sentence for a defendant who led a dark web child pornography network. The court held that the district court properly denied a suppression hearing because the defendant failed to allege sufficient facts to prove a joint venture between the FBI and a foreign law enforcement agency.